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The turn-20. Specifications. A photo.

The turn-20 (Pomegranate-4) - Russian multipurpose unmanned military aircraft, designed in 2010, the company "Aerokon".

The turn-20 photo

The design of the Rubezh-20 multi-purpose unmanned aircraft was deployed by Russian aircraft manufacturers and experts in the field of military aerospace technologies in the second half of the 2000-ies. The design of this multipurpose unmanned aerial vehicle was carried out exclusively for military use, in particular, this drone is intended for performing search and surveillance tasks, is used to collect intelligence data and perform search operations, is used to coordinate military units, is used to assess the destruction in the field Combat operations, etc.

UAV Frontier-20 underwent its first flight tests in 2010 year, and due to the fact that all of them have been successfully completed, the project has been recognized as quite promising, but the actual operation of the drone began only 2012 year, which was due primarily to the lack of military orders.

UAV Frontier-20 has a small size and has a small takeoff weight, allowing this unit is not only simple in operation, but also allows the drone to be sufficiently agile and fast despite the relatively low-powered power plant, in particular speech is a question of overclocking up to speed in 110 km \ h., while the maximum duration of stay in the air, the drone up to 10-11 hours.

Russian UAV is equipped with electro-optical and infrared cameras, mounted in a special turret that allows observation and exploration, not only in the daytime but also at night.